Evogene, an Israel based plant genomics company , has recently released its second quarter and first half 2013 financial results. During which, the company stated that Evofuel, one of their subsidiaries, whose mission is the development of second generation feedstock for biodiesel, is in the process of completing the third year of field trials for the advanced castor varieties in northeast Brazil. Evofuel’s  efforts to introduce a commercially viable alternative feedstock for biodiesel based on castor seeds in Brazil and Argentina seem to be strong on the track according to the press release.